Upcoming Wednesday Night Bible Studies

bible“Bad Day?  Consider Job.”

May 1: Introduction/Background

May 8: Session 1 – “Why do bad things happen to good people?”

May 15: Session 2 – “Why me?”

May 22: Session 3 – “With friends like these, who needs enemies?”

May 29: Session 4 – “God, you have some ‘splainin to do!”

Graduate Recognition

grad_capIf you are graduating from high school, college, or graduate school this spring, we invite you to participate in our annual graduation ceremony.  Graduates will be publicly recognized during the 11:00am worship service on Sunday, June 2, 2013.  If you plan to participate, please contact Dara Edwards or the church office.

Spiritual Gifts Test

spiritual-giftsThe Nominating Committee is beginning work for the new church year. They would like you to consider taking a Spiritual Gifts inventory.  The links below will take you to a test you can take online. Once you complete the test and get your scores, you can print them out. There is an Adult test and a Youth test. The Youth test is designed for Middle and High School ages. Thank you for your participation.

Quarterly Church Conference

church_confSunday, April 21, 2013 at 7:00 pm

All members are encouraged to attend.  Group Leaders and Committee Chairpersons are reminded to bring all reports in writing to the church conference. This will simplify note taking and assure accuracy in the minutes.

Brotherhood Breakfast

breakfastAll men and their sons are invited to attend the next Brotherhood breakfast on Sunday, April 14th at 8:00am.

Evening Stars Meeting

womThe Women on Mission Evening Stars will meet this coming Monday night at 7pm in the Martha Classroom.  We will have time of study and fellowship and will be working on our card ministry as well.  Remember we will be collecting a small offering at each of our meetings that will go toward our mission projects and benevolent offerings.  Hope to see all our ladies and girls there!

No Wednesday Night Activities

hammockThere will not be any Wednesday night activities this week.  Enjoy your Spring Break!

Rebecca Murray Memorial BBQ Pork Plate Sale

Relay for Life logoRebecca Murray Memorial BBQ Pork Plate Sale
To benefit our Relay for Life Teams
Saturday, April 13
11am – 2pm
$7 donation includes BBQ pork, green beans with potatoes, coleslaw, hushpuppies, and dessert
Take out or dine in (fellowship hall).
See Sharon Freeman for advance tickets or purchase at door.

VBS Volunteers Needed

EverywhereFunFairWell it’s that time of year again and we need you!  We are looking for lots of volunteers to help with VBS 2013: Everywhere Fun Fair July 7th-11th 6:00pm to 8:35pm. Please click here to download a volunteer form with a list of all the positions we need help with.  Please read through the list and pick your top 3. These are first come first serve positions.  You MUST fill out a form and return to Church in the VBS box! DO NOT EMAIL, email can get lost and overlooked!  We have also added in a background check for ALL volunteers, this is just another step for parents to feel safe with leaving their kids at White Oak!
Registration – will help Sunday – Tuesday starting at 5:30pm on Sunday and 5:45pm Monday and Tuesday night help get kids registered and with the correct Crew leader
Crew leaders – will lead their group (K-1st, 2nd-3rd, 4th-5th, youth) around the church to all the different stations
Station leaders – will go through an activity each night, all material is provided as well as material to read through before VBS (Snacks, Crafts, Bible Stories, Outside Games and Music)
Set-up/Clean-up – will help with getting the church decorated with posters, signs, etc. and taking down after VBS is over
Pre-K – will lead their group through most stations, bible story is separate and done in the little building
Exit Crew – will be at the steps of the church to be sure children are leaving with parents, grandparents, etc. and leaving safely
We are also looking for some help from our Sunday School Classes with dinners on Monday – Thursday nights 5:15-5:50 (mon-wed) Thursday is commencement starting at 6pm. If your class is interested please get with Karen Holland.  Need some ideas (Pizza, sandwiches, chicken nuggets, tacos are just a few).
Can’t be here to be a part of the fun, keep an eye on the bulletin board in June we will have a list of snack items that will help!
If you have any questions please feel free to ask.  Thanks for all the support; this is such a great community outreach and a lot of fun for all ages at White Oak!
Thanks,
Faith Driver, Karen Holland, Pam Driver and Christy Pace

VBS 2013!

EverywhereFunFairJuly 7th - July 11th from 6:00pm – 8:30pm

Please check out our VBS page for more information and a registration form.

 

 

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